Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Lost Buildings of York
York is celebrated for its medieval...
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Trade on the Rivers
York stands at the point where two r...
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A Regional Capital
The abolition of the Council in the...
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1000 Years of Justice at York Castle
York Castle has been a site of justi...
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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Who Were the Vikings?
Vikings were sea-borne Scandinavians...
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Georgian Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
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A Jewish History Audio Tour
This Trail is produced by IPUP, The...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Coppergate & Jorvik Viking Centre
- Jewbury Cemetery
- Tombstone of Julia Velva
- Alcuin of York
- Monk Bar
- York and the Holocaust
- Ouse Bridge
- Painting of 'The Brig Studley'
- The Multangular Tower
- The Head Office of the North Eastern Railway
- Norman Window Frame
- Medieval Prisons
- The Battle of Marston Moor
- Inscription from Fortress Gate
- Gold Finger Ring
- Stonegate
- The Dissolution of the Monasteries